Spotlight: LEI Fund + KKV
Local Energy Initiative: LEI Fund
The Local Energy Initiative (LEI) Fund is a collaborative effort between Hawaiʻi Primary Care Association (HPCA) and Collective Energy to expand access to clean energy and storage for Hawaiʻi’s community health centers.
With urgent federal deadlines threatening clean energy projects and rising energy costs straining local clinics, the LEI Fund seeks to unlock critical capital to build solar+storage projects that:
- Bolster energy reliability during grid outages and natural disasters.
- Ensure continuity of care for patients most in need.
- Reduce operating costs, directing more dollars back to core health services.
The LEI Fund empowers Hawaiʻi’s health centers with resilient, locally generated clean energy — reducing costs and protecting access to care for the state’s most vulnerable communities.
Kōkua Kalihi ValleY
KKV NORTH SCHOOL STREET CLINIC + HALE LAUELE IN HO‘OULU ‘ĀINA
Kōkua Kalihi Valley (KKV), in the Oʻahu neighborhood of Kalihi, is a lifeline for thousands of families. KKV's network of clinics provides the community with a wide range of services, from medical and dental care to behavioral health and social programs and beyond. Rooted in a deep commitment to community wellbeing and cultural connection, KKV believes that healing extends beyond medicine — it includes access to food, nature, and shared traditions.
With Hawai‘i’s frequent power outages, maintaining uninterrupted care is critical. That’s why Collective Energy partnered with KKV to install a solar battery microgrid at its main clinic, ensuring essential healthcare services continue even when the grid goes down. By reducing energy costs and reliance on fossil fuels, this system helps KKV reinvest in its mission of holistic healing.
Looking ahead, Collective Energy is also supporting the development of a solar battery microgrid at Hale Lauele in Ho‘oulu ‘Āina, KKV’s 100-acre nature preserve. This upcoming project will bring sustainable power to a gathering space dedicated to community healing through land-based practices, including food sovereignty, cultural learning, and environmental restoration.
We’re honored to help provide reliable energy options to a space so deeply rooted in healing and building a more self-sustaining Hawai‘i—one community at a time.
HIGHLIGHTS:
KKV NORTH SCHOOL STREET CLINIC
+ 102.5 kW Solar
+ 90 kW/187kWh Energy Storage
+ Offsets 153 tons of CO2 per year, the equivalent of:
- 389,636 vehicle miles driven annually OR
- Carbon sequestered by 153 acres of forest a year
+ Almost $2m in utility bill savings
+ Check back for more stats on the Hale Lauele project in Ho‘oulu ‘Āina, which was featured in the New York Times for the work the team there is doing to connect the heath of people and the health of the land!
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